CHARLES MACPHEE BUILDERS LIMITED

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SC373898 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees24002600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2021-11-25
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  8. 2021-01-20
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  9. 2019-12-19
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  10. 2018-12-19
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  11. 2017-12-27
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  12. 2016-12-20
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  13. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLES MACPHEE BUILDERS LIMITED
  17. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    MACPHEE, Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    MACPHEE, Rachael appointed
    director
  19. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-03-01
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACPHEE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Charles Macphee
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/02/2017
Mrs Rachael Macphee
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Heatherlee House Croy
Croy
Inverness
Inverness Shire
IV2 5PG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MACPHEE, Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHEE, Rachael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-01